Improved dermatic medicator



dttedtatr @anni @wie I. R. lWEI`s-IGER, vo F ,DA` vILLs. KENTUCK Y@ Patent 1ro; 90,0513,- damz May 11,.1's69.

nariz-,oven Dem-nc MEDICA-TOR.

The Scheduleefened to the Letters Patent and making partei' the marne.v

I'o all 'whomjt 'ma/y concern h i 1 Beit known that I, I. B.. WEIsIGER, of Danville,

the followingis a full, clear, and exact description l thereof, reference being hadmtotheaccompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked therebn, which form a part of this specification, and in whiehh l Y `Figure 1 represents a perspective section of my med icamr, and t `\Figure2, a side elevation of the same,"

Theobject of my invention is tofurmsh a suitable means for curing cutaneous diseases; and the nature of it, therefore, consists in constructing a rectangular `or other-shaped vesseL with an inner `and outer wall, A the'chamber between the outerwall andthe inner one l' being lled, through' suitableopenings, withV steam or l `g hot water, and the chamberbetween or formed by the 4inner walls, and in which the patient sits, being prol vided with an airtight`covering, and also with an opening, through which into said chambe1: .is introduced medicatedvapon `and to another opening is attached an air-pump for exhausting the air in the said chamber. To enable others to make and employ my invention,

` t 1 will now describe it. l

i In the accompanying drawingsl A represents arectaugular-shaped vessel which, consists of the inner wall` a, and outer wall, a, connected' together by the bottom, end, and top pieces, b b;

h The outer wall on its upper side is furnished with an opening, a, around which is secureda rim or neck, Y y and over which a tube is designed to be' fitted, comi municating with a boiler for introducing steam or hotr water intothe chamber between the outer and inner walls. s

`At the lower,` extremity of the` rear end of vessel A, is situated another opening, alfurnishcd also with a rmor pipe, which acts as anxexitfpipefor condensedV t ,i

steam or water. i

b b* are alsoopenings made similarlytothe openings a? and afgthe opening f b being designed for the`purpose of introducing medicated vapor into the internal, lchamber or box -in which the patient is placed, and the opening, bf, being provided with an 'air-pump for exhausting the air in the said chamber, in order to permit the medicated or perfumigated vapor to beinducted into the internal chamber. Y

1B is the cap or covering for enclosing the opening in y the top and end of vessel A, and which is formed on i its inner surfacewith a strip or dange, b, having its 'right-angular portion? parallel with the inner surface of the mainportion of top B, and bent so a's to receive and secure in place onits entire surface, a leather band or packing, for the purpose of making itthe cover, airtight. l h t The flange b2, of top B, is made to rest ou aange -or supportb3, secured to the sides of the inner box.

C designates'an Aopening situated in the upper part of cover B, and provided ou its outer surface with a collar or neck, c, which is designed to encircle the neck of the patient in the vessel A, the head of the patient being covered by a'guni capiitting on the neck c oi' opening C. g l What I claim, and desire .to secure lby Letters Yatent, is

The vessel A, constructed with an outer and inner wall, an'diprovided with .openings a2 as, b1 and b, and cover, B, constructed with the opening G and collar c, all arranged and operated substantially` as and for the purposesct forth. Y y,

In testimony that l claim thevforegoingas my own, I aiix my signatu'rein presence of two witnesses.

.` Witnesses: 0

CHARLES M AYER, `YEDWARD FLAIG. f

LI. R. WEISIGER. 

